Andrew Jordan will switch to BMW power in the 2017 Dunlop MSA British Touring car Championship after signing a two year deal with West Surrey Racing.

Andrew Jordan will be racing a BMW in 2017

The former BTCC title winner will race the latest development of the WSR-designed-and-built BMW 125i M Sport, which won both the teams’ and manufacturers’ championships this season, in both 2017 and 2018.

With less than two weeks until the start of the new season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Matt Neal has already picked up his first victory of the year , in the Gerry Marshall Trophy at this weekend's Goodwood Members Meeting.

Neal was driving the 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 in this afternoon's race, which was open to any Group 1 saloon car originally raced between 1970 and 1982.

Two days of testing ahead of the start of the new Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season have taken place at Thruxton in Hampshire, with many of the top teams taking the rare opportunity to test at the country's fastest circuit.